From: p.j.ashby@btopenworld.com   
      
   Thanks for the info David,   
      
   however, could you check the spelling of 'Bangda' for me as I   
   can't find any reference to it  :(   
      
   Thanks,   
      
   Pete   
      
   "David Anderson"  wrote in message   
   news:61338bb6.0401041608.32011041@posting.google.com...   
   > The Guiness Book of Records lists the runway at Bangda airport in   
   > eastern Tibet as the longest runway in the world at 18,045 feet in   
   > length.  This is probably the longest paved runway in the world.  The   
   > Airport/Facility Directory for the Southwest U.S., current edition (25   
   > Dec 2003, p. 361), shows an unpaved runway (17-35) at Edwards Air   
   > Force Base in Southern California as being more than 39,000 feet long   
   > and 900 feet wide.  My guess is that this is the longest runway in the   
   > world.  Does anyone know of a longer (or wider) runway.  Also at   
   > Edwards AFB, there are at least 15 numbered runways (several runways   
   > are contiguous and only three are paved for part or all of their   
   > length).  My guess is that this is a record also.  Does anyone know of   
   > an airport with more than 15 runways?   
      
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